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Friday, October 11, 2013

About Us Subscribe Like Engadget @engadget tip us Twitter's tablet-optimized Android app is official, but limited to Samsung devices for now

Do you remember that that previously leaked Twitter app for Android tablets?
Yep, it's now official. As expected, the app provides a landscape view
that shows both the Twitter timeline and content from expanded tweets;
tap on a post and you'll see article previews or media without losing
your place in the social stream. There's also a new home screen widget,
multi-app viewing support and an illustrator tool for hand-drawn
artwork. As good as all that sounds, there's one major catch -- you'll
have to buy a Samsung tablet to use Twitter's app in any official
capacity. The tablet-optimized Android software is available only for
the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition)
right now, and it's coming to other Samsung slates at an unspecified
point in the future. There's no word as to whether or not those using
other manufacturers' devices will get their turn.

Update: Twitter has clarified that other Android tablets will get the app by the end of the year.